Frank Team working with Commonwealth Bank Foundation

BUILDING THE FINANCIAL SKILLS OF YOUNG PEOPLE – WHILE HAVING FUN!

We all need to eat, drink, sleep and breathe, right? But what else do we need to live successfully in today’s world? ‘Financial literacy’ has become increasingly relevant, yet many young people just don’t have the skills.

The Commonwealth Bank Foundation (CBF) has contracted the services of The FRANK Team to empower and educate young people around Australia throughout 2007...up to 30,000 young people in fact! The purpose of the events is to increase young people’s confidence and knowledge about money so they can have more of what they want out of life - more freedom, more choices, more options, and all under the Start Smart banner.

A range of exciting and fun – yes fun - educational workshops will be run by The Commonwealth Bank Foundation with The Frank Team in capital cities as well as regional and rural towns across the country. Workshops are run in a participative style by experienced Frank Team facilitators who know just how to get young people involved. And they know because they are young people themselves. All of the facilitators are under 35!

Money management skills covered include understanding the difference between credit and debit; the concept of “free money” and interest; costs associated with living in society today, as well as looking at young people’s attitudes toward money.

For more info check out Overview%20of%20CBF%20Programs%20for%20promotion.doc

Or www.commbank.com.au/foundation or www.startsmart.com.au